Trivia Quotes

53 quotes by 47 authors

The man of meditation becomes the man of understanding because his energy accumulates. He is not wasting it. He is not interested in trivia; he… — Rajneesh
Correct thinkers think that 'baseball trivia' is an oxymoron: nothing about baseball is trivial. — George Will
Once you have been confronted with a life-and-death situation, trivia no longer matters. Your perspective grows and you live at a deeper level. There's no… — Happy Rockefeller
Trivia rarely affect efficiency. Are all the machinations worth it, when their primary effect is to make the code less readable? — Brian Kernighan
Im always trolling for trivia. — Lynn Abbey
The most refined skills of color printing, the intricate techniques of wide-angle photography, provide us pictures of trivia bigger and more real than life. We… — Daniel J. Boorstin
The apologists for space science always seem over-impressed by engineering trivia and make far too much of non-stick frying pans and perfect ball-bearings. To my… — James Lovelock
To have a high IQ, you tend to specialize, think deep thoughts. You avoid trivia. — Christopher Langan
Leadership: Here is the heart and soul of the matter. If you look to lead, invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you,… — Dee Hock
Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency soars, our projects… — Michael Korda
One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia. — Lynn Abbey
My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books of trivia, of… — Jack Prelutsky
NHPrimary Trivia: The Republican candidates have not spoken to a black person since Herman Cain dropped out. — Andy Borowitz
People who truly have control over time always have some in their pocket to give to someone in need. A sense of priorities drives their… — Scott Berkun
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia. — Mary Kay Ash
The brain may die, but my compulsion for useless trivia lives on. — Molly Harper
Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else is trivia. — Dee Hock
The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has… — Max Lerner
I think continuity is the devil. I think it's constricting and restrictive, I think it's alienating and off-putting, and it inflicts an artifact of linear… — Matt Fraction
Today's dissenters mainly focus their attention and expend their energies on the most inconsequential of trivia. ...Allegedly serious intellectuals quibble endlessly over such ridiculous trivialities...In… — J. Paul Getty

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